On 2021-02-25 01:05, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 06:46:21PM -0800, Mike Miller wrote:
Also, I don't believe the confusion mentioned was regarding syntax, but
rather a word that most people have never heard before.
When I started learning Python, back when 1.5 was new and cutting edge,
it was an embarassingly long time before I twigged that "def" was short
for "define". I thought it was just a made up word like "grep" and
"glob".
Glob is a word, a round lump of stuff. I may not have known exactly what it
meant on first encounter, but I had a gut understanding, in the onomatopoeia sense.
Around the same time as you, I figured out "def" at first glance the afternoon
when taking the tutorial. I've missed many other things many times so perhaps
we should chalk it up to chance. In any case, glad we don't have to use
definition. I do nominate twig for anything that fits.
-Mike
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